Dylan Bruce

Dylan Bruce

Bruce in March 2015
Born (1980-04-21) April 21, 1980
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present

Dylan Bruce (born April 21, 1980) is a Canadian actor known for his roles as Chris Hughes on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns and Paul Dierden on BBC America and Space's Orphan Black.[1]

Early life

Bruce was born on April 21, 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and raised in Boundary Bay.[2] Bruce attended University of Washington in Seattle, Washington and graduated with a degree in Drama and Economics before moving to Los Angeles, California.[3] He launched his career by modeling in Seattle through Seattle Models Guild. He appeared on the cover of the November 10, 2004 issue of Daily Variety.

Career

In 2005, Bruce landed his first role as CTU agent Martin Kail on 24: Conspiracy, a mobile-only spin-off of the television series 24. That same year, he guest-starred for two episodes on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions, and appeared as a waiter on the television sitcom Joey. In 2006, he appeared on The Sopranos and on the reality television series Breaking Up with Shannen Doherty. He appeared as Sam Marquez (Vanessa Marcil)'s secretary, Anthony, on Las Vegas in 2007.

In 2007, Bruce landed his most notable role to the Chris Hughes on the CBS daytime soap opera As the World Turns. Bruce became the eighth actor to play the role, succeeding Bailey Chase, who played the role from January 29, 2003 to January 20, 2005. Bruce made his debut on October 25, 2007. In August 2008, it was announced that Bruce was downgraded to recurring status. He made his final appearance on October 15, 2008.

Bruce made his big screen debut in the Denzel Washington thriller Unstoppable. In 2011, Bruce starred in Hallmark Channel's original film Love's Christmas Journey. In the following year, he had the role of Mark Hanson in Lifetime's thriller film Willed to Kill.

As of 2013, Bruce co-stars as Paul Dierden on the sci-fi television series Orphan Black, co-produced by Space and BBC America, . He also guest-stars as Adam Donner on The CW series Arrow.

In 2014, Bruce starred as Bart Winslow in the modern remake of V.C. Andrews's Flowers in the Attic, and its sequel, Petals on the Wind. In January 2015, Bruce starred in Hallmark Channel television movie "A Novel Romance".

In May 2015, after leaving Orphan Black, Bruce said: "I count my lucky stars every day to have been blessed with this experience. Paul was definitely a fun character to play, I really had fun researching him and researching military guys and how they operate and how they think. It was just a really, really life-altering experience that I'll never forget."

In October 2015, Bruce also appears in Heroes Reborn as Captain James Dearing in recurring role. In 2016, Bruce has a main character in action and comedy movie "First Round Down". In February 2016 it was announced that he had joined the main cast of the series "Midnight, Texas" where he will play Bobo Winthrop

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Unstoppable Michael Colson
2011 Love's Christmas Journey Michael Television film
2012 Willed to Kill Mark Hanson Television film
2014 Flowers in the Attic Bart Winslow Television film
2014 Petals on the Wind Bart Winslow Television film
2015 A Novel Romance Liam Television film
2016 First Round Down Tim Tucker Main role
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Passions Dream Guy 2 episodes
2005 Joey Waiter 2 episodes
2006 The Sopranos Doorman 1 episode
2007 Las Vegas Anthony 1 episode
2007 CSI: NY Young Man 1 episode
2007-08 As the World Turns Chris Hughes 100 episodes
2011 NCIS Justin Fanniker 1 episode
2014 Matador Gabriel 1 episode
2013-14 Arrow Adam Donner 8 episodes
2015 Heroes Reborn James Dearing 5 episodes
2016 Motive Scott 1 episode
2013-16 Orphan Black Paul Dierden Main cast; 22 episodes
2016 Midnight Texas Bobo Winthrop Main cast
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2005 24: Conspiracy Martin Kail Main role; 24 episodes
2010-12 The Bay Brian Nelson 22 episodes

References

  1. ↑ "Orphan Black Cast Bios - Dylan Bruce". Space. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Hollywood North: Former soap star Dylan Bruce takes on sci-fi". Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "About Dylan Bruce". BBC America. Retrieved 20 March 2013.

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